rjdegraff-1

This show contains all of the annoying traits of "Seinfeld" and none of the humour. I watched the pilot and most of the first episode. What I saw was people misinterpreting situations (example - the tenting of the pants), people over-reacting to situations (example - the Hitler comment), and people being rude to other people (example, Jeff's making a big fuss over having HBO pay for Larry's porn video in the hotel). This isn't comedy. This is just irritating. This is just grown people acting like children. This is the same reason that I could never understand why "Everybody Loves Raymond" was such a big hit. The only redeeming feature of the show is the complete lack of snotty kids who treat their parents with complete disrespect and contempt.

As a straight drama the movie tends to drag at times but considered as a thinly veiled account of the rise and fall of Louisianna governor Huey Long it becomes a riveting period piece. To see the similarities in the fictional and actual stories please check Wikipedia under "Huey Long", part of which states the following...

One of (Huey Long's) famous speeches was, "Your will is my strength and your need is my justice. They want to ruin me so they can ruin you, and I won't let them!" This quote was used verbatim in the movie.

Sean Penn dominates every scene in which he appears - a fantastic performance.